The new facility, which is based in Seoul, is dedicated to producing the curved screens only used on the S6 Edge.

The company previously announced it was ramping up production efforts for the handset, with co-CEO Shin Jong Kyun confirming yield would be increased on April 9. That revelation came just one day before the phone was released in 20 countries, including the UK.

It’s been reported that Samsung currently expects to sell upwards of 70 million units, although it’s not clear whether it will actually meet that target.

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